Astro-Synthesis Blend – 2024
The ascendant sign is often considered one’s persona or survival personality. It is thought of as the automatic responses to one’s environment [reactional modes]. The rising sign shows our natural defenses, how we cope with day-to-day issues and one’s first, natural reaction to
encounters with new acquaintances and circumstances.
The descendant sign is pivotal when examining relationships.
Ascendant/Descendant Signs Basic Qualities
ASCENDANT SIGN BASIC QUALITIES
Keynotes: unique and original; often turned to for advice; possess intellectual poise and savvy; often are curious, and quite learned, in both science and metaphysics; can be quietly provocative and irreverent; quite friendly and likable; their personality quirks generally go over quite well with others; generally give others quite a bit of freedom– accepting, as a rule, people from all walks of life as equals; possess a detached curiosity about all that goes on around them; can be somewhat standoffish, while also coming across as humanitarian and kind; independent and original children; Aquarius rising natives often feel a little “different” or “special” throughout life; often feel like they are on the outside looking in; their ability to observe and deduce is often uncanny; adept at getting things to work – especially when it comes to groups of people, setting them apart as managers and team leaders; sometimes have a quirkiness to their manner, and some dress in a slightly offbeat manner–not enough to make them stand out like a sore thumb, but just enough to express their original temperament; open to new ideas, but have a stubborn streak; there can be a resistance to change that seems to belie the native’s generally progressive nature; with their eye to the future of mankind as a whole, some overlook the more personal needs of those closest to them; often attracted to partners who possess self-confidence and ardor.
Keynotes: direct and quick; first instinct is to do, rather than think; charges forward without much planning ahead; competitive, but they generally put most of the pressure on themselves; love to come out ahead in all that they do; quick-tempered but anger passes quickly; may hold on to grudges; straightforward.
Keynotes:gentle people; have a familiar feel to them; because they are sensitive to their environment, they can get flustered easily, especially in public;first instinct, when threatened or on unfamiliar ground, is to self-protection; in new situations they can immediately withdraw or act shy; caring people; can seem quite sweet — even innocent; seem unassuming enough to be quite approachable but those have retreated into themselves a great deal can be the opposite; looking for structure and security in their partner and their relationship; function best when their partner displays strength, financial and emotional stability, and survival skills; security is the basic need, and more than willing to give up some personal freedom in order to get it.
Cancer is considered a positive ascendant, especially for those who value emotional depth, compassion, and nurturing qualities. Cancer risings are naturally empathetic and often make people feel comfortable and supported, which makes them excellent friends, partners, and caregivers.
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What are the strengths of a Cancer ascendant?
The strengths of a Cancer ascendant include their emotional intelligence, loyalty, and nurturing nature. They have a deep ability to connect with others on an emotional level and are often seen as protective and trustworthy individuals who are always there for the people they care about.
The Dark Side of Cancer Rising
Like all zodiac signs, Cancer rising has its shadow side. Although Cancer risings are nurturing and empathetic, they can also be moody and insecure at times. If you’re a Cancer ascendant, you might struggle with feelings of vulnerability, which can lead you to retreat into your shell when faced with conflict.
In some cases, Cancer risings may become overly protective or even manipulative in relationships, particularly when they feel threatened or insecure. It’s important for Cancer ascendants to acknowledge these tendencies and work on maintaining emotional balance.
MOOD SWINGS
INSECURITY
VULNERABILITY – Feelings of:
Keynotes: serious; project competence; very image-conscious people; want to appear successful; the children who were considered the responsible ones; sometimes, they themselves looked around them and felt the need to be the structured, dependable, and responsible members of the family; often adopt a strong sense of tradition, family, and responsibility at a very young age; big on family, and always worried about security–for themselves and their dependents; come across to others as hard-working, competent, and dependable people; under that cool, even suave, exterior, is an inner struggle: they often ask themselves, “Am I doing enough?”, “Do I deserve all of this?”, “How can I make things better?”; worry a lot about the future; patient, hard-working, driven personality; often practice some form of self-denial; while not frivolous, they’ll spend money on the clothes they really want and other status symbols; not ostentatious, but their quiet air of success is often a result of conscious effort; their childhoods may have been difficult, but they slowly but surely turn their lives around; as children, they are serious and bear a lot of responsibility; as they grow up, they age well, learning how to loosen up.
Keynotes: see the world as a place to learn; curious about the people around them; interested in moving about in their social circles; love to ask questions, to move around freely, and to mingle; restless and often quick in physical expression; exude an air of impatience even if they don’t mean it; facility with words; identify with their mental agility and sometimes forget, in their personal interactions and communications, to nurture the people around them; a certain lack of warmth in presentation; as children often labeled as the intellectual, inquisitive, and perhaps odd; feel that their upbringing lacked nurturing warmth; in one-to-one relationships, seek a certain amount of personal freedom and space; enjoy intellectual debates and exchanging ideas; demand a fair amount of freedom, but are often just as willing to give their partners room to breathe.
Keynotes:very self-aware; body-conscious; acutely aware of others, and how they come across; feel as if they are on stage, even in the privacy of their own homes; given to rash decisions, temper tantrums, and excesses; have staying power, drive, and idealism; desire to oversee the goings-on in their circle can amount to bossiness; managers either by profession or character; excellent promoters; demonstrative and given to grand gestures; drama comes naturally to them; sometimes so caught up in fiction, they’re a little blind to fact; have an unusual need to be admired; pay a good deal of attention to their personal appearance and mannerisms; usually choose youthful clothing and hairstyles; their manner can be authoritarian and strong; child at heart- fun- loving and spirited; have a natural flair for presentation, an eye for quality; want to make things happen, and create a stir.
Keynotes: likeable; pleasant and fair; attract others to them effortlessly; have a strong need for a significant other; have a gentle approach with others, and an easygoing image; even when not endowed with good looks, they are attractive; pay a lot of attention to their personal appearance; can be very persuasive, although they will almost always use a “soft sell” approach when they want to win others over; excellent mediators and will generally be the first to accommodate you; attracted to competent, active partners; their relationships are often characterized by bickering or competitiveness until they learn to stop blaming their partners for everything that goes wrong.
Keynotes: move about the world in a vaguely directionless, gentle manner; artists and lovers of peace; their open minds and hearts can give them a chameleon-like persona; others are not always sure who they’ll meet from one day to the next with a Pisces rising person; although sometimes quiet and shy, at other times will be talkative and passionate; very impressionable; have a dreamy disposition, and project a soft-hearted personality; subjective – objectivity is not their strong suit; avoid accepting cold, hard facts and harsh realities; not good at optimal decision-making; character is changeable; have a restless, searching nature that cannot be happy with any one way of living or being; don’t have a decisive plans – preferring to keep things open-ended; they change their minds frequently, like to “feel” their way through life; too much organization or structure feels very limiting; looks for a stable partnership–one that is reliable; gravitate to partners who keep them from getting themselves into difficult situations; need a practical, realistic partner; have a sensitivity to drugs, and are prone to allergies; their physical constitutions are less resistant than most; possess an irresistible charm that comes on in a quiet way, with a soft aura about them; both their appearance and manner are usually quite intriguing to others.
Keynotes:feel as ifthe world is filled with adventure, new things to experience; hopeful; faith and enthusiasm; grand schemes, big promises, and a willingness to explore and experiment, although follow-through is not a strong characteristic; restless and often active people; always seem to be looking for something that is just out of grasp; can be quite direct at times, yet they are likable enough to be forgiven; insights and opinions that are usually interesting and exciting, although sometimes lacking in details; have opinions about everything; love telling others exactly what they are; exudes confidence; sometimes naive or overly optimistic; willing to keep up a sense of humor, even when they’re feeling low;
Keynotes: have a lot of presence; something about them that tells the world that they are not to be pushed around; their manner commands respect, and in some cases, fear; can be quiet or loud, but they always seem powerful and determined; either love or hate Scorpio rising people, get such strong reactions from others; seem to look right through someone’s superficiality; can be quite intimidating to some, and intriguing to others; look for answers by reading between the lines; value their privacy so much, it can border on paranoia; have a strong need to control their environment and are experts at strategy; rarely blow an opportunity by being impatient; plan their moves carefully and deliberately, relying on their ability to feel out others and situations; drawn to down-to-earth, natural partners; reliability in their partner is very important; generally look for complete commitment and have little patience with flighty partners.
Keynotes: slow, steady, and capable; tremendous stamina and staying power; loyal to those one cares about; radiates stability; resistant to change; difficult to sway; stubborn and fixed in their ways; practical approach to life; security is a foremost consideration; cautious and careful; inflexibility; determined single-mindedness.
Virgo Ascendant
Keynotes: often understated regarding personal mannerisms and appearance; have an intelligent and reserved aura; somewhat shy; need time to analyze things around them before they warm up to both situations and people; can be viewed as stand-offish, cool, and even critical; sensitive to any discomfort or other signals their body gives them; many are especially interested and concerned with physical health; often attracted to mind-body awareness exercises such as yoga; particular about food; tendency to worry a lot, especially when confronted with new situations; notice the smallest details that others overlook; have a tendency to attract (or be attracted to) people who need helpand, as a result their relationships may be conflicted; despite tendency to appear collected and professional, relationships can sometimes be problematic simply because they always see their partners and partnerships clearly; have a quiet charm once they have the chance to warm up to new acquaintances and situations, go out of their way to help someone out of a jam.
DESCENDANT SIGN BASIC QUALITIES
Keynotes: drawn to unusual people who help you validate Aquarius’ own uniqueness; partner may operate more in the mental realms and not be particularly emotional; partner appreciates Aquarius’s open-mindedness.
Keynotes: Drawn to courageous individuals who have no difficulty asserting themselves; partner may appear as an athletic individual or entrepreneur.
Keynotes: attracted to nurturing, home and family; loving types who know how to keep others emotionally secure; may not be in touch with one’s more needy side and so may be very drawn to someone who appears to be needier than oneself; desires a committed sexual relationship that leads to procreation; male may be looking more for a “mother” than an equal partner.
Keynotes: drawn to an ambitious and practical individual who values honesty over intense emotional expression; attracts a partner who appreciates the Capricorn’s stability and desire to provide a comfortable nest; attracted to opportunistic love and very sexual partners who spend a large proportion of their time pursuing success; may
not be in touch with one’s own business savvy and ambitious side and, thus, find it easier to project these qualities onto the a loved one; attracts partners who are responsible and authoritative; family important to both of partners, however the partner
may be tied to his or her traditions and “old ways; this type of partner tends to generate an earthy, lustful sex life although he or she may be cautious in the earlier stages of the relationship.
Keynotes: drawn to an inquisitive partner who retains a youthful appearance; very communicative and may share conversations well into the early morning hours; attracted to witty, communicative and intellectual partners who help her stay in touch
with the intellectual wanderer part of herself (the person who accumulates information out of a perpetual curiosity); may be simultaneously drawn to, and frustrated by, a love
that has no organizational center; may choose a partner who is a Peter Pan type, who is always young at heart; has a subconscious need for variety in love and sexual partnerships.
Keynotes: drawn to a very dramatic partner who, upon first impression, seems benevolent and has vibrancy of character; a partner’s devotion, chivalry and romantic proclivity can down-regulate a Leo’s highly analytical mode; attracted to warm, generous, yet prideful partners, who understand, and cater to, the Leo Descendant’s
need to be the center of attention; enjoys love and a sexual relationship with a partner who is passionate, loyal and protective; attracted to someone who wants to be “worshiped” and this will be elicit feelings of both attraction and annoyance.
Keynotes: drawn to a refined and elegant individual who is charming and graceful; a committed and loyal partner; attracted to a charming, gracious person who is a people-
pleaser and willing to prioritize her/his relationship with life-partner relationship above everything else; projects harmony and balance-seeking self onto relationship partner; desires a partner who approaches love and sexual relationship with exceptional level of romanticism; seeks an intellectually astute partner, capable of sound decision-making that tempers Libra Descendant’s impatience and propensity to quick anger; likely to
marry as Libra is the sign naturally associated with committed sexual partnership.
Keynotes: drawn to sensitive individuals who appreciate the value of family and roots; experience love and sexual pleasure only when deeply connected to a lover on a soul level; searches for a soul mate who will her achieve completion and soul fulfillment; tolerates disappointments in love since she wants very much to believe the best regarding her relationship partner; can acutely feel a partner’s emotions, thus potentiating compassion; open to the idea of surrendering with unconditional devotion to a partner; attracted to a partner who is either highly spiritual or compassionate or, on the other hand, is deeply troubled and in needs of support; has an extraordinary need to
be needed; deeply attracted to artistic or spiritually evolved individuals; yearns for a soul mate and once she believes she’s found that, goes to great lengths to achieve merger on various levels of being; prone to being confused by a partner’s conflicted pattern and, so, vulnerable to deceit.
Keynotes: drawn to a partner who enjoys sports, the outdoors, philosophy and long discussions, and who contributes a degree of casualness and lightness; attracted to an adventurous, free-spirited intimate partner who is more focused on the journey through
life, than its ultimate destination (the wanderer/philosopher type who seeks answers to the “big questions”; attracted to intimate relationships with someone who holds different beliefs or has a different cultural background;
Keynotes: drawn to an intense partner who encourages the him to seek deep
transformational experiences; committed to achievement of deep intimacy; attracted to magnetic, powerful, very passionate intimate partners who are open to the possibility of a committed relationship; prone to inviting mysterious, often darker and potentially volatile relationships into his life; enjoy a love that features emotional depth and the
potential for profound physical intimacy; when betrayed in a love relationship, he has the potential for seeking revenge.
Keynotes: drawn to a stable partner who is more practical and grounded; may jump from one relationship to another, yet eventually settle into a stable, enduring one; takes her time in the pursuit of a suitable, committed relationship; attracted to a practical,
grounded, loyal partner who has strong values and the capacity to persevere through difficult challenges; drawn to someone who is financially competent and successful; desires a very sensual intimate partner, as sex life takes on deep meaning for her within the context of a long-term relationship; finds it difficult to let go of a marriage or committed non-marital relationship that is failing.
Keynotes: drawn to a partner who is organized, analytical and has a wry sense of humor; attracted to a partner who is grounding, practical, responsible and discerning, and who provides a Virgo Descendant individual with sense of life-rhythmicity; has a
tendency to attract (or be attracted to) needy people, and, predictably, these
relationships often become very conflicted; often attracts a partner who reflexively offers (what he or she believes to be positive) suggestions regarding the Virgo Descendant’s
shortcomings.